Chinese calligraphy is more than brush-and-ink writing — it embodies Confucianism, Taoism, Zen Buddhism, and yin and yang philosophy. Over millennia, these traditions have shaped its aesthetics ...

In this series, we celebrate special interest groups. Whether you get together to play tennis, board games, take long walks, eat lunch, create art, connect with your neighbors or gather with friends, ...

How do you justify Arabic text? It’s a simple question, but—as cataloged in a lengthy interactive post on the blog La Vita ...

Running alongside the Archibald prize, the Young Archie invites artists aged between five and 18 years to submit portraits of people who are special to them ...

Beijing, Jun 30 (PTI) An exhibition showcasing Sanskrit calligraphy and the Siddham script, highlighting the shared cultural and civilisational heritage of India and China, was held in Beijing, ...

For many, Chinese calligraphy is the world's most favorable form of art. I can remember the time when I was a preschooler, my grandfather, Chen Teh Tseng, had taken me to one of his home residences at ...

Classically-trained, Wang Dongling has forged a path as the pioneering practitioner of ‘luan shu’: chaos script. The regimented line spacing of traditional calligraphy is a far cry from luan shu’s ...

Anna Onuchina (right), a Russian student from Shenyang University of Chemical Technology, write the Chinese character "loong" under the guidance of Zhang Zhenzhong (middle) at a cultural studio in ...

In 1969, archaeologists excavating the Issyk kurgan in southeastern Kazakhstan made a discovery that would become a national ...

From improv in Krypton's language to choosing the big action scene's song, director Craig Gillespie and screenwriter Ana ...

They are, rightly, some of the most read writings from the ancient world. The second category of writing was the 600-1,000 ...